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Among them were candidates for Congress, State Senate, State Assembly, Madera County Supervisor, and Chowchilla mayor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moderator of the event was Christina Beckstead, Executive Director of Madera County Farm Bureau. For each candidate, she gave an opportunity to give an introduction for two minutes, to answer some prepared questions, giving them two minutes for responses, and to give a closing statement of two minutes. Rebuttals were allowed once for each question for one minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRule number one,\u201d she said, \u201cwe will all be respectful tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The focus of the forum was mainly concerns of the farmers, the agriculture industry, and other issues of the California Central Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first participants on the agenda were congressional candidates Michael Masuda (D) running for District 5, and Kevin Lincoln (R) running for District 13. Lincoln was not present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michael Masuda gave his introduction, stating that he grew up on the northern end of this district in Amador County in Golden Country, a town of 200 people. He moved there in 1999 with his parents and two brothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy parents really gave back to our communities,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd that is something that I\u2019ve taken with me throughout my life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need folks that are willing to bring people together and talk about the issues in an honest way. and find compromise, find that common ground that we share,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I think that\u2019s something that we are interested in Congress and something that I\u2019ve been leading with in this campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first question asked of Masuda was about the problem of labor and innovation, and the challenges with federal immigration and agricultural labor policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>What changes would you support to federal immigration and agricultural labor policy to address the needs of both agricultural employers and farm workers?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are seeing folks that are absolutely terrified in communities all across the state, all across the country, and that has a direct impact on our growers,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen there are so many other things that are unpredictable when it comes to farming, a reliable workforce should not be one of those things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI believe that we can have smart immigration reform, one that serves both people who want to come here, and American citizens; that serves our farmers, and makes sure that it\u2019s fair and a clear process in which to come here. I think we do need serious reforms to make sure that people can get a work permit. We know that there are people that have been here for decades, that are here undocumented. Let\u2019s give those folks a work permit because many of them have already been working hard and maybe some of you know those folks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>What should federal farm policy do to better address the needs of specialty crop producers particularly regarding research, prop insurance, disaster assistance, market access, and regulatory compliance?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Masuda admitted he was not an expert in agricultural policy. He intends to learn more about it, and the direct impact it has on the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy background is electrical engineering, defense, foreign policy, but I\u2019m very eager to learn a little bit more and come and talk with folks about the issues of the farming community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What specific federal actions would you support to increase the amount and reliability of water available to San Joaquin Valley agriculture, including storage, conveyance, operations of the CDP, and groundwater research?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Masuda stated that it is necessary to plan for the future of water, not for five years from now, but 30 years from now, 40 years from now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFirst thing, we need to look at the infrastructure that we have right now, and address leaks in that system, making sure we are optimizing water that is actually coming down the mountains, coming from these other parts of California, and making sure it gets delivered where it needs to go,\u201d he said. He stated that there were not good numbers on how much water we\u2019re actually losing in the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need to invest in research because as We have seen that our climate in California is changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>What changes, if any, would you support in federal trade and agricultural policy to address differences in production standards while maintaining access to affordable food and export markets for American agriculture?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt starts with making sure that the quality of any type of food and agricultural products that comes into the United States is at comparable levels to what we produce here, that we are not allowing low-quality state, low-quality beef to flood U.S. markets and undercut U.S. ranchers, that we can trust that whatever we are eating is actually safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to make sure that we can also export the things that we produce overseas. Our producers are getting hammered now because of the tariffs and the retaliatory tariffs, the trade wars that have been triggered, because of policies coming out of this administration and policies that my opponent has supported. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In closing, Masuda stated that he is running in order to serve. He will be listening to the needs of the people. \u201cTo make sure that we are moving this country in a direction in which farmers don\u2019t have to continuously fear bankruptcy, where we can make sure that we have a new generation of young farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next participants were candidates running for State Senate District 4, Jaron Brandon (D), and Alexandra Duarte (R).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jaron Brandon is 34 years old, and was born and raised in Columbia, where he has been a County Supervisor for six years, representing Columbia and Jamestown. He became interested in public service while he was in college, and served as an intern for members of both parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When he returned home, he realized his community had a lot of challenges. There were drug problems, homelessness, road problems, underpaid deputies, and old fire equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere were a lot of issues,\u201d he said. \u201cI ran as a Democrat in a two-to-one Republican community that elected me against an incumbent by 19 percent. I\u2019m familiar with being able to bridge the gap that we have so often in our politics right now between the left and the right, because I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve particularly been served in our rural areas by either party very well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alexandra Duarte is a farmer and a mom. She has been farming since 1995, working with Duarte Nursery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m running for state senate because I\u2019m tired of watching everything get more expensive,\u201d she said. \u201cFrom our groceries to our gas and our insurance to water and power. Everything is getting more expensive for the working families here in California. And as a mom, watching California become a place that our kids can\u2019t afford to live. That breaks my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same questions were asked of both State Senate District 4 candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>What specific state investments or policy changes would you support regarding water storage, conveyance, groundwater recharge? or other water supply projects that could benefit agricultural regions such as Madera County?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Duarte:<\/strong> \u201cWe all know here in this room that California does not have a water problem. It has the longest, tallest watershed in the world. What we have is a Sacramento problem. There is plenty of water for everybody. And my job is to build the relationships and make people understand you use water to grow food. And that water affects the cost of the groceries for the people everywhere in this state. The water is directly related to the cost of living, but specifically to the cost of their groceries and the ability for their children to move into homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Brandon:<\/strong> \u201cWhen we are sending somebody to Sacramento, we are sending them to be a messenger, whether they\u2019re a Republican or Democrat, we\u2019re talking about tens to hundreds of millions of dollars of investment. It\u2019s not just give to the commercial and residences, but we\u2019re also wanting to make sure that we can keep farms and ranches going. We need a problem solver within. we have to make sure that we can actually get it to the areas that right now are really primarily on groundwater. We\u2019re going to have to make sure that we have the storage capacity up and down the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>If elected, at the end of your term, what measurable results should Madera County farmers and ranchers be able to point to and say that you personally helped accomplish?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Brandon:<\/strong> \u201cWe talked about water, and that is one of my top priorities. It has to be, particularly for the valley, and then fire insurance. We\u2019re talking Madera farmers, also the ranches, though a lot of the district for District 4 really is, it\u2019s up the hill and foothill areas like where I live. So, two top priorities. One, the fair plan is destroying our communities. It is not something to be fixed, it is something to be replaced. We have to make sure that risk reduction and rate reduction go hand in hand. And so I would want to see an alternative that replaces the fair plan, potentially a public backbone, and investments in the state in reducing that fire risk, particularly on the private lands, not just the federal lands management. The second bit is you don\u2019t need me to be an expert in your groundwater tables here, your basins, and I\u2019m not going to try to be. I\u2019m not an elected that thinks the state leaders are ahead of the local leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy job is to go and get as much of that funded as possible. Conveyance projects, storage projects, making sure you actually have clear recharge credits for the upcoming drought, and making sure that whatever California does pass, you know that I\u2019m in there advocating for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Duarte:<\/strong> \u201cWhen I\u2019m a state senator and I can come back here and talk to you. And we have abundant water very quickly because I understand that it\u2019s a state security issue. we can build more houses so that water that we have in California and it\u2019s restricted to us by our state government is really going to affect what we can do here in the valley and that is what I want to be able to come here and talk about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Madera County Farm Bureau held a 2026 Candidate Forum in the Will Gill Pavilion. Wednesday\u2019s event was sponsored by the Farm Bureau, the Madera County Cattlemen\u2019s Association, and the Fresno-Madera Young Farmers &amp; Ranchers. Participating in the forum were candidates who are on the ballot for the November election. Among them were candidates for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":49906,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,19],"tags":[39,46],"class_list":["post-49925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-news","tag-government","tag-organizations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49925"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49926,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49925\/revisions\/49926"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49921,"date":"2026-10-10T07:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49921"},"modified":"2026-10-09T15:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T22:45:43","slug":"torres-falls-in-nyl-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/torres-falls-in-nyl-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Torres se lesion\u00f3 en el partido de NYL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Matilda Torres Toros girls volleyball team was looking to close out the first half of the North Yosemite League season with a perfect 4-0 record against the 1-2 Sanger West Hornets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, it was the Hornets that took it to the first place Toros in a five-set match Tuesday at Torres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, the Toros still remain at the top of the NYL standings with a 3-1 record with the Madera Coyotes and Hornets in second with a 2-2 record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hornets put down 58 kills in the five sets to go with 11 aces. By comparison, the Toros put down 45 kills and had 15 aces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the Toros also hit the ball out of bounds nine times, but none after the third set. But, they hit the ball into the net on attacks 13 times, and had eight missed serves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanger West helped Torres out with 18 hits out of bounds to go with 10 hits into the net and 10 missed serves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The match became a battle of top hitters. Sanger West\u2019s top hitter put down 28 of her team\u2019s 58 kills. Meanwhile, Torres setter Alexa Cervantes fed Tarin Anderson in the front and in the back. Anderson finished with 26 of her team\u2019s 45 kills in the five sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Torres had two other players with more than five kills \u2014 Amelia Specials with six kills and Destiny Miranda with five. But, it was the intensity and consistency that hurt the Toros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entire match was played close. Sanger West outscored Torres, 114-111, in the five sets. Two of the three sets went beyond the 25 points needed to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanger West took the early lead with the first six points of the match. They extended it later with a four point run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the Toros, as has been all season, weren\u2019t deterred, and started to battle back. Gianna Gonzalez served up five straight points with kills from Specials, Miranda, and a back row kill from Anderson to cut the lead to three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Specials side out kill off the block and a Cervantes ace cut the lead to two. However, the Hornets scored two straight points for a 21-16 lead before an Anderson kill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two teams exchanged three side outs before Torres hit out of bounds for set point, and the Hornets put down a kill for a 25-18 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the second set, Sanger West took an early lead, and after eight straight side outs, added five straight points for a 10-4 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bella Laredo served an ace to cut the lead down to three. However, Sanger West scored six straight points for a 17-9 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Toros started to ship away. Cervantes served up an ace. After six straight side outs, Anderson put down two kills, and served an ace to cut the lead to 20-17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Mya Lujan side out kill led to a Mia Castaneda ace to cut the lead to 21-20. After a missed Hornets\u2019 serve, Anderson found the back line with a kill to tie the set at 22. However, the Hornets scored two straight points to get to set point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miranda held off the end of the set with a side out kill, and Cervantes served up an ace to tie the set at 24. Specials served up a point for a Torres set point, but the Hornets scored two straight points for set point, 27-26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The teams exchanged four straight side outs with Anderson putting down side out kills. However, on the sixth Sanger West set point, Torres hit into the net for a 30-28 Sanger West win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Toros came out in the third set determined to stretch out the match. Cervantes served up an ace and Anderson had a two kills and a block for a 5-2 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miranda served up two aces with Anderson getting a kill off the block for a 9-3 lead. Sanger West scored four straight points before an Anderson side out kill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Anderson back row kill led to two aces from Castaneda for a 14-8 lead. Gonzalez served up an ace for a seven-point lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hornets scored four points with two aces to cut the lead down to three, and eventually cut it down to 18-16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Toros got the side out and Specials served up an ace for a 21-16 lead. After a trade in side outs, Lujan got a kill off a bump free ball. Anderson put down a side out kill for set point. After Sanger West got the side out, Anderson put down a back row kill for a 25-19 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Torres took the early 9-6 lead in the fourth set with kills from Miranda, Specials and Anderson. A Specials solo block opened the lead to four. After an Anderson got a side out kill, she put down a back row kill. Miranda found the back corner for a kill, and Gonzalez served up a point for a 15-9 lead.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanger West put down four consecutive kills to cut the lead to two. The Hornets cut the lead to one before a side out kill from freshman Alana Hamman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanger West tied the set at 19 and 20 before an Anderson roll kill from the back row. Castaneda served up an ace and Specials put down a kill for a 22-20 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the Hornets scored four straight points to get to match point, 24-22. A missed serve gave the Torres the side out. Sanger West hit out of bounds on the second match point, and hit out of bounds, again, for a 25-24 Torres lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two teams exchanged side outs for a Torres set point. Miranda stuff blocked a Sanger West attack for the block, and a 27-25 win on the second set point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the fifth set, two Anderson kills gave the Toros a 6-2 lead. Anderson put down a side out kill and served an ace to open a 9-4 lead. A Hamman tip kill and a Castaneda point gave the Toros a six-point lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanger West battled back with four straight points that included three Torres attacks into the net to cut the lead to two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a trade in side outs, two kills and an ace gave the Hornets a 13-12 lead. The two teams traded side outs with the Hornets getting match point. On match point, Torres hit into the net trying to attack an overpass for a 15-13 Hornets\u2019 win.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Matilda Torres Toros girls volleyball team was looking to close out the first half of the North Yosemite League season with a perfect 4-0 record against the 1-2 Sanger West Hornets. However, it was the Hornets that took it to the first place Toros in a five-set match Tuesday at Torres. But, the Toros [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":49905,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,23],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-49921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-sports","tag-schools"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49921"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49922,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49921\/revisions\/49922"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49919,"date":"2026-10-10T07:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49919"},"modified":"2026-10-09T15:41:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T22:41:33","slug":"commentary-are-taxpayers-getting-their-moneys-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/commentary-are-taxpayers-getting-their-moneys-worth\/","title":{"rendered":"Comentario: \u00bfLos contribuyentes obtienen el valor de su dinero?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What are California taxpayers actually getting for their money?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California spends enormous amounts dealing with poverty, homelessness, unemployment, health care, housing and food assistance. CalFresh alone provided more than $12.5 billion in federally funded food benefits in 2024-25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am not suggesting we abandon people who genuinely need help. I am asking a question government should always answer: What results are taxpayers getting for the money?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same question applies to infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I served in county government, I learned that getting a project approved doesn\u2019t mean it will be built promptly \u2014 or at its original price. Environmental reviews, permitting, lawsuits, engineering, funding delays and government processes consume years. Meanwhile, labor, asphalt, concrete, steel and equipment become more expensive. Taxpayers pay for the waiting. Look at Highway 99 in Madera County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caltrans is moving ahead with the South Madera project, widening the existing freeway from four lanes to six while rehabilitating existing pavement. Caltrans identifies a 5.8-mile four-lane bottleneck and estimates construction at $126.86 million \u2014 approximately $21.9 million per widening-mile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compare that with Texas. TxDOT widened 6.8 miles of Interstate 30 from four lanes to six, replaced existing asphalt with continuously reinforced concrete and included a new bridge over a railroad. The contract was $88.9 million \u2014 approximately $13.1 million per mile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using those published figures, Madera is about $8.8 million more per widening-mile \u2014 roughly 67 percent higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The projects aren\u2019t identical, and the Texas contract was awarded in 2020. Both states also have prevailing-wage requirements on public works, while federally funded construction can fall under the federal Davis-Bacon Act. So wages alone don\u2019t explain the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And remember what \u201cfederal funding\u201d means: it is taxpayer money collected across the United States. When federally assisted California projects become more expensive, taxpayers beyond California can share the cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then there is Westberry Bridge \u2014 a project Madera residents know firsthand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was personally involved with Westberry in 2007 while working in the private sector. The bridge was then estimated at approximately $6.5 million, but it didn\u2019t move forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">City records show that, by 2008, studies had been completed, regulatory bridge approval obtained, geotechnical work performed and design had reached approximately 30 percent before work stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, Westberry Bridge is listed at approximately $16.7 million, with funding still unsecured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s approximately $10.2 million more \u2014 a 157 percent increase from the $6.5 million estimate I remember.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly two decades later, taxpayers still don\u2019t have the bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Government often measures success by how much money it spends. Taxpayers should ask something different: What did we receive? How long did it take? What was the original price? What was the final price?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether we\u2019re discussing poverty programs, homelessness, highways or bridges, spending more money isn\u2019t success by itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Delay has a price \u2014 and taxpayers always receive the bill.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are California taxpayers actually getting for their money? California spends enormous amounts dealing with poverty, homelessness, unemployment, health care, housing and food assistance. CalFresh alone provided more than $12.5 billion in federally funded food benefits in 2024-25. I am not suggesting we abandon people who genuinely need help. I am asking a question government [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[29,37,39,46],"class_list":["post-49919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","tag-community","tag-finance","tag-government","tag-organizations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49919"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49920,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49919\/revisions\/49920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49917,"date":"2026-10-10T07:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49917"},"modified":"2026-10-09T16:14:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T23:14:40","slug":"opinion-choosing-ones-lifes-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/opinion-choosing-ones-lifes-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Opini\u00f3n: Elegir el trabajo de toda la vida"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"49917\" class=\"elementor elementor-49917\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-867de67 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"867de67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64728f28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64728f28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are two tough decisions for today\u2019s high-school seniors: Should I go to college, and what should I choose for my major? Let me get my personal bias out of the way before tackling these questions. I don\u2019t think that college should be seen only as a stepping stone to a better job or a higher income.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reasons for attending college are many, sometimes evasive and complex. A college education gives one a sense of accomplishment, increased self-esteem, a broader understanding of the world, and \u2014 often \u2014 an improved range of choices for employment. But it is also true that a college education can result in financial rewards.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andrew Khouri, writing for the Los Angeles Times, points out, \u201cStudents who earn associated degrees, largely granted by California community colleges, earn $24,000 more than someone who only graduated from high school. Bachelor degree holders earn $35,000 more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although many colleges are now gearing themselves toward employment opportunities, a college education should include an appreciation for the arts, literature, and philosophy. A college graduate, regardless of major or future employment, should be able to write clearly, with a fundamental knowledge of the English language. A college education should include an introduction to science, preferably a survey of a few specific subjects (biology, chemistry, geology, astronomy, and so forth). Without belaboring the point, I think that whatever one\u2019s major may be, a college degree should involve a well-rounded education. It should provide the pathway to life-long learning and at least an acquaintance with cultural literacy.<\/p>\n\n<h3>The trades<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many trades that may be entered without a college degree. Historically, these include skilled occupations that involve hands-on work. Entry into a trade career may require special training, apprenticeship, or certification from a two-year college. Typical jobs include maintenance and repair, carpentry, plumbing, painting, installing, and so forth. In some cases, people in the trades can earn more than some people in the professions.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In California, in 2026, the income for a plumber ranged from $61,849 to $81,194, according to Salary.com. Carpenters in California did nearly as well as plumbers. They earned about $53,300 annually. For carpenters, especially, location was very important. In San Diego, Chula Vista, and Carlsbad (all in Southern California), they averaged $73,200. In San Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara (all in \u201cSilicon Valley\u201d), they have a median income of $80,190. But workers in San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont earned $89,200, according to tradecareerpath.com.<\/p>\n\n<h3>The professions<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The professions differ from trades in the nature of work, the training required, and the skills that are needed. A profession generally requires specialized education, formal training, and \u2014 often \u2014 licensing. Professions are described as \u201cknowledge-based,\u201d theoretical, and regulated by a code of ethics. Typical examples include physicians, lawyers, teachers, architects, engineers, software developers, and so forth.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While professionals like physicians and lawyers may have much higher incomes than those who work in the trades, the people may have six-figure or even 7-figure student loans which will take many years to pay off. Other professionals, like teachers and social workers may earn less than many people in the trades. Regardless of the amount of income, professions require at least a four-year college degree.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In California, an entry-level teacher with a four-year degree starts at a salary around $45,000. However, urban districts (like Los Angeles Unified and San Francisco Unified) offered higher salaries than did rural or smaller districts. Once employed, a teacher\u2019s future salary is dependent on four variables: Years of experience, educational level, district of employment, and subject area. For the past few decades, teacher salaries have been negotiated through collective bargaining agreements. During negotiating sessions, teachers are represented by a professional organization, like the California Teachers\u2019 Association or some other union-like collective.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teacher salaries increase according to \u201csteps\u201d on the salary contract. Each year of teaching represents one step, and the higher the steps, the higher the annual salary. Income is also affected by \u201clanes.\u201d There are different lanes on the salary schedule determined by level of education. The lanes may be for bachelor\u2019s degree, master\u2019s degree, specialist certification, or doctorate degree. So, two people may be on Step 7, but the one with a master\u2019s degree will earn more than a person with a bachelor\u2019s degree.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Salaries also differ by district because each district sets its salary schedule through the collective bargaining process. In general, urban and suburban districts near major metropolitan areas pay more than rural districts or districts that are well removed from a major population center.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, some districts now offer salary incentives, bonuses, or some other form of income supplement for people who teach subjects that are in high demand. Special education teachers almost always earn more because of the difficult nature of their jobs and the specialized education required of them. Many districts also offer higher salaries for educators in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and bilingual education.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, entry-level teachers will earn about $45,000 and average about $59,000 annually over their careers, with the potential to reach about $73,000 depending on experience, educational level, district, and subject area.<\/p>\n\n<h3>A sure bet<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if one is willing to go to college, AI makes it something of a gamble as to what major to select. But one sure bet is nursing. A two-year degree in nursing (known as an ADRN) will secure an annual starting salary of $56,180. And the average salary in California is $80,660, according to NursingProcess.org. However, those with a four-year degree, known as a BSRN, start at $64,480 and average $107,900 in 2026. And, like other professions, salaries are variable depending on circumstance. For example, school nurses earn $67,700, while home-health-care nurses pulled in $86,230, and nurses in state government owned hospitals got $108,260.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think it\u2019s important for graduating high-school students to be aware of the prospects that they have. And, I believe that the overriding element in making a choice is to pick a trade or profession that will bring happiness as well as financial security and a sense of accomplishment.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>* All income figures are variable and depend on the methods used by the research agencies.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jim Glynn es Profesor Em\u00e9rito de Sociolog\u00eda. Se le puede contactar en j_glynn@att.net.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two tough decisions for today\u2019s high-school seniors: Should I go to college, and what should I choose for my major? Let me get my personal bias out of the way before tackling these questions. 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They store water in their leaves, stems or roots and come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors. The word succulent is derived from the Latin word \u201csuccus\u201d (juice) and their stored water often gives these plants a swollen and fleshy appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are more than 10,000 species in the world comprised of more than 60 families and 300 genera. Some contribute colorful flowers, while others add striking foliage or sculptural forms. They can be planted in decorative pots, borders, or in the hard-to-water corners of the garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Succulents come from the arid regions of South Africa, Central and South America and right here in California. For a complete list of succulents that are native to California visit the www.Calscape.org website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Succulents tolerate adverse conditions better than many other plant groups, making them popular and \u201cless fussy\u201d for busy gardeners. To thrive in Madera County\u2019s dry and Mediterranean climate, most succulents need the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Moderate temperatures of 60 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit during their growing season. Bring indoors in winter for those in pots or provide protection for in ground frost sensitive succulents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Bright indirect light for at least 6 hours per day is best for most species. Many tolerate full sun, but not blazing heat, preferring exposure to morning or very late afternoon sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Good air circulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Well-draining soil that\u2019s relatively low in organic matter. For this reason, it\u2019s often helpful to plant succulents on a slope or on top of mounded soil. To plant in pots, use a succulent potting mix that contains sand, perlite or pumice to prevent soggy roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Deep but intermittent watering. Allow the soil to dry out between waterings because succulents can rot if the soil remains wet for too long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Succulents are easy to propagate by dividing root clumps, planting cuttings or simply removing a leaf and laying it in a shallow dish filled with potting soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most common problems for succulents are caused by overwatering or incorrect sun exposure. Although they can have pest problems, pests are fewer than most other plants and may include ants, aphids, mealy bugs, powdery mildew, scale, snails\/slugs and spider mites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more great information about succulents, please refer to: https:\/\/ucanr.edu\/site\/mgsmsf\/succulents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, October 24 \u2014 3 Sisters Garden Fall Festival 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE admission, fun activities for the whole family and a large fall plant sale including a nice selection of succulents grown by our Madera County Master Gardeners. Located behind Madera Community College, 30277 Ave. 12, Madera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a1Feliz jardiner\u00eda!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Succulents are amazing low-water plants that are adapted to arid climates and ask very little of the gardener. They store water in their leaves, stems or roots and come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors. The word succulent is derived from the Latin word \u201csuccus\u201d (juice) and their stored water often gives these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[25,36,46],"class_list":["post-49915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-agriculture","tag-environment","tag-organizations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49915"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49916,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49915\/revisions\/49916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49911,"date":"2026-10-10T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49911"},"modified":"2026-10-09T16:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T23:13:18","slug":"los-ganaderos-organizan-una-cena-anual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/cattlemen-host-annual-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"Los ganaderos organizan una cena anual"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"49911\" class=\"elementor elementor-49911\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b15cea0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b15cea0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24e3cef1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24e3cef1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Asociaci\u00f3n de Ganaderos de Madera County organiz\u00f3 su cena anual en el Encore Event Center (1187 S. Granada Drive), y reconoci\u00f3 a personas que han apoyado la industria ganadera.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La cena se celebr\u00f3 el 3 de octubre, con c\u00f3cteles y una cena amenizados.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Ganaderos del A\u00f1o<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cecil Hillerman naci\u00f3 y creci\u00f3 en Coarsegold, siendo el hijo menor de Bill y Connie Hillerman.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La familia Hillerman realiz\u00f3 un largo y complicado viaje para finalmente establecerse en Coarsegold.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Primero, en Maryland a principios de la d\u00e9cada de 1940, el abuelo de Cecil muri\u00f3 a una edad temprana en la Bah\u00eda de Chesapeake. Esto motiv\u00f3 a su hermano, tambi\u00e9n Cecil Hillerman, a venir a Maryland, reunir a su cu\u00f1ada y a sus hijos (el mayor era Bill, de 11 a\u00f1os), y llevarlos de regreso a Oklahoma.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lo largo de los a\u00f1os, la familia se mud\u00f3 a Long Beach y, finalmente, al rancho de Coarsegold.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cecil creci\u00f3 junto a su hermano Chris y a otros hermanos en el rancho familiar original que sus padres compraron, aprendiendo y disfrutando la vida en el rancho mientras ayudaban a su padre, Bill.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cecil ha tenido siempre un gran af\u00e1n por los animales de granja y los caballos. Justo despu\u00e9s de terminar la escuela secundaria, su padre lo envi\u00f3 con una maleta y un caballo a Oklahoma para pasar el verano con su t\u00edo Cecil, para que pudiera aprender a montar a caballo correctamente.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No pas\u00f3 mucho tiempo antes de que Cecil empezara a entrenar y a exhibir caballos de corte despu\u00e9s de pasar todos los veranos de su carrera escolar en Oklahoma. Continu\u00f3 exhibiendo caballos de corte hasta los 20 a\u00f1os de edad. En el apogeo de su participaci\u00f3n en los espect\u00e1culos de caballos de corte, ocup\u00f3 el puesto 10 en su divisi\u00f3n de edad en todo el condado.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cecil implor\u00f3 a su padre y a su t\u00edo para que le permitieran llevar su caballo a California, y logr\u00f3 que as\u00ed fuera; por lo tanto, repiti\u00f3 el mismo viaje que su abuela y su padre hab\u00edan realizado a\u00f1os antes.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cecil tambi\u00e9n fue gerente de operaciones de la National Reining Cow Horse Association y de la Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association durante varios a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A los 16 a\u00f1os, Cecil compr\u00f3 su primer lote de vacas y, en 1989, junto a su padre, Bill, y su hermano Chris, form\u00f3 la empresa Son\u2019s and Hillerman Cattle Company. Desde siempre un hombre muy activo, Cecil present\u00f3 su solicitud y fue contratado por el Departamento de Carreteras del condado de Madera.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Durante este per\u00edodo, adquirieron la granja al sur de Coarsegold y, juntos, Cecil y Chris construyeron los corrales de tubos sobre una base de cemento durante las horas de trabajo y los fines de semana.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cecil continu\u00f3 trabajando para el Departamento de Carreteras del Condado de Madera durante 25 a\u00f1os, manteniendo una excelente carrera profesional al tiempo que gestionaba el negocio de la granja familiar.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cecil se cas\u00f3 con Kristin Anderson de Redding en 1993. Dos a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s, Cecil construy\u00f3 su casa con la ayuda de Chris y Bill y, nuevamente, despu\u00e9s de horas de trabajo en el Departamento de Carreteras y los fines de semana. Cecil y Kristin comenzaron su familia en el rancho, criando a sus dos hijos, Reid y Riley, siguiendo la tradici\u00f3n familiar de la familia ganadera.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reid y Riley ahora son socios de Bill y Cecil en el negocio familiar de ganado, que ha crecido desde una compra inicial por parte de un joven hasta convertirse en una fuente de apoyo para la familia Hillerman.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chris naci\u00f3 en 1961 de los padres Bill y Connie Hillerman. La actividad ganadera de Chris comenz\u00f3 desde muy joven. En 1976, cuando ten\u00eda 15 a\u00f1os, compr\u00f3 sus primeras vacas.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Se decidi\u00f3 que ya estaba cansado de ayudar a su padre a criar su ganado, as\u00ed que Bill llev\u00f3 a Chris a la Asociaci\u00f3n de Cr\u00e9dito para la Producci\u00f3n y Chris consigui\u00f3 un cr\u00e9dito de $10.000. Luego fueron al granero de venta y compraron 25 vacas.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chris se encarg\u00f3 de las vacas durante un a\u00f1o, luego las llev\u00f3 a la venta. Despu\u00e9s de que Chris liquidara su pr\u00e9stamo, le quedaban un enorme $125. Estaba bastante orgulloso hasta que Bill le record\u00f3 que a\u00fan no hab\u00eda pagado por el pienso, el combustible y otros gastos relacionados. Chris no sab\u00eda c\u00f3mo iba a pagar toda esa deuda, as\u00ed que Bill le dijo que pod\u00eda simplemente pagarla... durante los pr\u00f3ximos dos a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despu\u00e9s de terminar la escuela secundaria, Chris continu\u00f3 su educaci\u00f3n en el Fresno City College, donde estudi\u00f3 mec\u00e1nica automotriz. Siguiendo los pasos de su padre y otros 11 miembros de su familia, se convirti\u00f3 en carpintero.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chris se cas\u00f3 con su novia de la escuela secundaria, Jamie McKee, en 1984. Tuvieron dos hijas, Lacie, que naci\u00f3 en 1986, y Ellie, que naci\u00f3 en 1989. Chris y Jamie compraron una peque\u00f1a manada de ganado y continuaron con la explotaci\u00f3n del rancho. Su carrera en la metalurgia dur\u00f3 los siguientes 31 a\u00f1os, mientras \u00e9l continuaba criando ganado y trabajando en el rancho los fines de semana.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En 1989, Bill Hillerman y sus hijos, Chris y Cecil, compraron la granja familiar, ampliaron su operaci\u00f3n y se convirtieron en Sons and Hillerman. Chris y Jamie construyeron su casa en 1991 y criaron a sus hijas en la granja.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cuando las ni\u00f1as eran peque\u00f1as, ayudaban a alimentar, cuidar y trabajar con el ganado. Chris colocaba el cami\u00f3n en la cuarta marcha y les dec\u00eda que simplemente guiaran en un gran c\u00edrculo mientras \u00e9l alimentaba al ganado y que pidieran que no tocasen las rocas. Las ni\u00f1as aprendieron a contar con el ganado cuando lo alimentaban.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lo que m\u00e1s le encantaba a Chris era pasar tiempo trabajando y jugando con las ni\u00f1as en el rancho. Ten\u00eda una gran relaci\u00f3n con los chicos de su hermano Cecil, Reid y Riley, y le encantaba ayudarles y verlos crecer. A \u00e9l le gustaba trabajar con su hermano Cecil y con su padre Bill. La ganader\u00eda y el trabajo con su familia fueron una bendici\u00f3n de la que Chris estaba muy agradecido. Chris falleci\u00f3 en enero de 2013.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Caballero del A\u00f1o<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sparky Philp creci\u00f3 en Raymond. Su familia era ganadera. Ha pasado toda su vida rodeada de ganado y caballos.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Su padre, Everett Philp, pastoreaba ganado durante el verano con una licencia de 20 millas cuadradas en la frontera con Yosemite.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cuando era ni\u00f1o, los veranos de Sparky lo pasaban en el campamento de vacas de su familia y montaba en todos los convoyes de ganado. Las vacas y los terneros eran recogidos y trasladados por los vaqueros (y las chicas) entre sus extensos territorios de verano, hacia su rancho de Ahwahnee en oto\u00f1o e invierno, y luego hacia su rancho de Raymond para el invierno.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El padre de Sparky fue ganador del premio \u201cCattleman of the Year\u201d en el pasado y su hermano, Al Philp, fue ganador del premio \u201cCowboy of the Year\u201d.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En 1969, tras su servicio en Vietnam, Sparky comenz\u00f3 una breve carrera en el mundo del rodeo en el rodeo nocturno de Cody, Wyoming. Tras tres semanas, se qued\u00f3 completamente endeudado y tom\u00f3 un autob\u00fas para regresar a la Jackson Lake Lodge, donde trabajaba su buen amigo, George Barnett.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All\u00ed, acept\u00f3 un trabajo en la cuadra de caballos durante el verano y conoci\u00f3 a Simon, un montador de caballos que quer\u00eda ir a California. La siguiente temporada de invierno, Sparky trabaj\u00f3 para Jack Spillane en la Raymond Cattle Company y practic\u00f3 montura de equipo con Simon en el estadio de Ernie Harlow.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En mayo de 1970, Sparky y Simon regresaron a Jackson Hole para preparar la cuerda de remolque y poner los zapatos a los caballos.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En julio, se enamor\u00f3 de una chica, Karen, que trabajaba en el Cowboy Bar. Los dos se casaron el 31 de agosto de 1970 y celebraron su aniversario n\u00famero 56. Tienen tres hijos, Hayley, Eric y Ryan, y siete nietos.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Durante los siguientes 14 a\u00f1os, Sparky asisti\u00f3 al programa de equitaci\u00f3n del Colegio de Merced, trabaj\u00f3 en varias granjas de ganado y caballos en el condado de Madera, condujo camiones para United Vintner\u2019s Trucking y pon\u00eda a los caballos a punto cuando ten\u00eda tiempo.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inici\u00f3 su negocio de ferrer\u00eda a tiempo completo cuando Karen se convirti\u00f3 en enfermera registrada. Durante treinta y seis a\u00f1os, \u00e9l pastore\u00f3 caballos (\u00a1y ahora, todav\u00eda hace algunos en el tiempo libre!) en muchas granjas de caballos y ganado en toda la Valle de San Joaqu\u00edn, junto a veterinarios y en muchas estaciones de transporte de ganado en ambos lados de las Sierras. Sparky quiere que todos sepan que disfrut\u00f3 y valor\u00f3 cada minuto de su viaje.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Amigo de la industria animal de Madera County<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anne Deniz creci\u00f3 en los ranches de Madera y empez\u00f3 a montar a caballo a los cinco a\u00f1os y a los nueve ya ten\u00eda la suya propia.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Se hizo muy activa en el programa 4-H y cri\u00f3 y exhibi\u00f3 caballos, conejos, cerdos, corderos y finalmente ovejas para la venta en sus a\u00f1os de secundaria, tanto en la etapa preuniversitaria como en la universitaria.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En la d\u00e9cada de 1970 su abuelo, John Katuin, comenz\u00f3 a trabajar con ganado para su vecino, Bob Smith y la granja Smith, y finalmente manej\u00f3 su propio reba\u00f1o en la granja Fenston desde alrededor de 1976 hasta principios de los 90.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Su padre, Curt, exhibi\u00f3 terneros en los programas 4-H y FFA, adem\u00e1s de tres Herefordes registrados hasta 1975, y en el invierno de 1976\/77 dirigi\u00f3 su propia granja de reproductores.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crecer sabiendo que su padre y su abuelo hab\u00edan criado ganado siempre la hac\u00eda un poco triste que no hubieran continuado con ese negocio.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pero cuando Anne y su hermano empezaron a criar vacas, utilizaron la antigua caja de accesorios de su padre, sus tijeras Oster y su halter de cuero para exhibiciones. Sus vacas eran sus proyectos favoritos y ella hubiera deseado haber empezado a criarlas antes.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anne asisti\u00f3 a la Universidad Estatal de California, en San Luis Obispo, donde se especializ\u00f3 en Ciencias Agr\u00edcolas y Educaci\u00f3n Agr\u00edcola. Durante su tiempo en la Universidad Estatal de California, particip\u00f3 en la empresa de destete de vacas lecheras y en la empresa de cr\u00eda de vacas Pacific Swanton.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despu\u00e9s de graduarse y obtener su certificaci\u00f3n como docente, Anne regres\u00f3 a casa para ser profesora de educaci\u00f3n en el nivel secundario en la Escuela Secundaria Liberty. Ense\u00f1\u00f3 todas las ciencias, ciencias animales, ciencias veterinarias y dise\u00f1o floral, y en alg\u00fan momento de sus 12 a\u00f1os supervis\u00f3 todos los proyectos relacionados con la ganader\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cuando Anne dej\u00f3 su carrera docente, sab\u00eda que todav\u00eda quer\u00eda estar involucrada en la agricultura y en la promoci\u00f3n de la misma.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esto la llev\u00f3 a emprender dos nuevos proyectos: Grower Relations para el Madera County Farm Bureau y Livestock Superintendent para el Madera District Fair. Ambas funciones le permiten seguir involucrada en todos los sectores de la agricultura, incluido el ganado bovino.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ha disfrutado de los \u201cd\u00edas de excursi\u00f3n\u201d, que han incluido ayudar a descargar la carne de ganado bovino de un rancho local y ayudar a evaluar las carnes de vacuno despu\u00e9s de la feria. Tambi\u00e9n ha llevado de vuelta el concurso de carne de vacuno Bred &amp; Fed Market en la Feria de Madera, y est\u00e1 muy agradecida por los patrocinios de MCCA y MCFB.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anne est\u00e1 deseando seguir defendiendo a la industria agr\u00edcola local y no puede esperar a ver a su hijo Lincoln presentar su primer proyecto de carne de ganado cr\u00eda y alimentada en unos pocos a\u00f1os, ya que disfruta observando a su vaca que su t\u00edo cr\u00eda cada a\u00f1o un novillito.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Becas de la MCCA<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Asociaci\u00f3n de Ganaderos de Madera County tuvo algunos candidatos sobresalientes para el programa de becas de 2026. Se otorgaron cuatro becas de cuatro a\u00f1os por $2.000 al a\u00f1o, una beca Millie Meders por $2.000, una beca Mike Urruitia de $2.500 y una beca de escuela de comercio por $2.000. Este a\u00f1o, se agreg\u00f3 una beca de cuatro a\u00f1os Will Gill por $2.000 al programa.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La beca de cuatro a\u00f1os de la MCCA fue otorgada a Victoria Herd, de la Madera South High School. Ella particip\u00f3 activamente en su cap\u00edtulo local de 4-H y en el programa FFA. Le encantaba realizar actividades de servicio comunitario, como trabajar como voluntaria en la Madera Rescue Mission y en el Madera Animal Shelter. Tiene previsto estudiar Ciencias Animales en la Universidad Estatal de Oklahoma.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La beca Millie Meders fue otorgada a Colie Tickel, de Liberty High School. Ella fue presidenta del cap\u00edtulo de FFA y asisti\u00f3 a muchos eventos y conferencias de la organizaci\u00f3n. Su experiencia en FFA y 4-H fortalece sus habilidades de liderazgo, responsabilidad y la disposici\u00f3n a ayudar a los dem\u00e1s. Tiene previsto asistir a una universidad de cuatro a\u00f1os y estudiar Educaci\u00f3n Agr\u00edcola.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La beca de la Escuela de Comercio fue otorgada a Shyanne Cosca, quien asistir\u00e1 al Colegio Universitario de Madera y estudiar\u00e1 carreras t\u00e9cnicas y oficios. Shyanne se gradu\u00f3 de la Escuela Secundaria Minarets y ha participado activamente en la Asociaci\u00f3n de J\u00f3venes Agricultores (FFA) y en muchas actividades de servicio a la comunidad.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La beca Mike Urrutia Memorial fue otorgada a Noah Linderholm de Minarets High School. \u00c9l particip\u00f3 activamente en su cap\u00edtulo de la FFA y busc\u00f3 formas de devolverle el favor a su comunidad a trav\u00e9s de proyectos de servicio. Noah disfrutaba trabajando con los ganaderos locales para ayudar en la comercializaci\u00f3n de los productos y en las operaciones ganaderas. Se graduar\u00e1 de la California State University de Fresno con una licenciatura en Negocios Agr\u00edcolas.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La beca de cuatro a\u00f1os de Will Gill fue otorgada a Sophia Sisil de Liberty High School, quien ha sido muy activa en la FFA ocupando cargos durante todos los a\u00f1os y formando parte de muchos clubes del campus. Durante su tiempo en la FFA, Sophia ha obtenido muchos premios y reconocimientos. Ella asistir\u00e1 a la Universidad Estatal de Oklahoma y se graduar\u00e1 en Educaci\u00f3n Agr\u00edcola.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Madera County Cattlemen\u2019s Association hosted its annual dinner at the Encore Event Center (1187 S. Granada Drive), and honored individuals who have supported the cattle industry. The dinner was held October 3, with hosted cocktails and a dinner. Cattlemen of the Year Cecil Hillerman was born and raised in Coarsegold, the youngest son of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":49908,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,19],"tags":[25,46],"class_list":["post-49911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-news","tag-agriculture","tag-organizations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49911"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49932,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49911\/revisions\/49932"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49909,"date":"2026-10-09T16:29:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T23:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49909"},"modified":"2026-10-09T16:29:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T23:29:32","slug":"mcsos-celebra-una-gala-de-excelencia-en-la-educacion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/mcsos-hosts-excellence-in-education-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"MCSOS organiza la Gala de Excelencia en Educaci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"49909\" class=\"elementor elementor-49909\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c963ee2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c963ee2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22cc3256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22cc3256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La ceremonia de entrega de los Premios de Excelencia en Educaci\u00f3n 2020, patrocinada por la Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU), se celebr\u00f3 en el Centro de Conferencias del Superintendente de Escuelas del Condado de Madera.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un elegante evento de recepci\u00f3n honr\u00f3 a los empleados, directivos y profesores de los distritos escolares del condado de Madera el 24 de septiembre.<\/p>\n\n<h3>2026 Finalistas del Premio a la Excelencia Profesional del A\u00f1o<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Ashly Bragdon, T\u00e9cnica de Biblioteca, Distrito Escolar Unificado de Yosemite<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Mar\u00eda Cachu, especialista operacional II\/peonero, Distrito Escolar Primario Conjunto de Bass Lake<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Mariana Encinias, Defensor de los Estudiantes, Distrito Escolar Unificado de Golden Valley<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Norma Ibarra, Custodiante Principal, Distrito Escolar Unificado de Chawanakee<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Yajaira Yaya Jimenez, L\u00edder de Relaciones con el Campus y la Comunidad, Distrito Escolar de Secundaria de Chowchilla<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Claudia Rocha, Analista Fiscal, Superintendente de Escuelas del Condado de Madera<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Serina Ulrick, Secretaria del Distrito Escolar Primario de Chowchilla<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Ronda Vaughn, L\u00edder de Oficial de Seguridad, Distrito Escolar Unificado de Madera<\/p>\n\n<h3>2026 Empleado clasificado del a\u00f1o<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ronda Vaughn, L\u00edder de la Unidad de Seguridad del Distrito Escolar de Madera: \u201cEs todo una cuesti\u00f3n de relaciones. Cuando ves a alguien todos los d\u00edas, sabes cuando algo no va bien. Los estudiantes tardan un minuto en darse cuenta de que realmente te importan, pero cuando lo hacen, eso habla mucho para ellos. No cambiar\u00eda estos treinta y nueve a\u00f1os por nada, por nada.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<h3>Finalistas del Premio Administrador del A\u00f1o 2026<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Filiberto Camacho, Director de Tecnolog\u00eda, Distrito Escolar Unificado de Chawanakee<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Melissa Esquivel, directora, Distrito Escolar Primario de Chowchilla<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Jessica Fairbanks, directora, Distrito Escolar Unificado de Yosemite<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Erin Falke, directora del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Madera<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Nicholas Mihall, Director Adjunto de Sistemas de Informaci\u00f3n y Soporte Tecnol\u00f3gico, Superintendente de Escuelas del Condado de Madera<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Kelli Reeves, directora de curr\u00edculo, instrucci\u00f3n y evaluaci\u00f3n, Distrito Escolar Unificado de Golden Valley<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Catherine Williams, directora, Distrito Escolar Unificado de Bass Lake<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Brandon Yamasaki, Director de Operaciones de Mantenimiento y Transporte, Distrito Escolar de Secundaria de Chowchilla<\/p>\n\n<h3>Administrador del A\u00f1o 2026<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catherine \u201cCat\u201d Williams, directora del Distrito Escolar Primario Conjunto de Bass Lake: \u201cLos estudiantes no pueden estar preparados para aprender hasta que sus necesidades b\u00e1sicas est\u00e9n satisfechas. Por eso trabajo con los profesores para permitirles tomar frecuentes descansos cerebrales, asegurarme de que los estudiantes hayan tenido la oportunidad de comer y animarlos a tomarse el tiempo necesario para regularizar su cuerpo, porque hay que ir despacio antes de poder ir r\u00e1pido.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<h3>Finalistas del Premio Profesor del A\u00f1o 2026<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Weston Borba, profesor, director deportivo, Distrito Escolar de la Escuela Secundaria de Chowchilla<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Chris Coburn, profesor de educaci\u00f3n f\u00edsica, superintendente de escuelas del condado de Madera<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Sundae Ervin, maestra, tercer grado, Distrito Escolar Primario de Chowchilla<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Heather Mackney, profesora de Arte y Dise\u00f1o, Distrito Escolar Unificado de Golden Valley<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Barbara Morales, Profesora, Estudio Independiente, Distrito Escolar Unificado de Chawanakee<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Heather Rodriguez, Profesora de Ciencias Sociales, Distrito Escolar Unificado de Madera<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Sylvia Sloas, Profesora, diversas materias, Distrito Escolar Unificado de Yosemite<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Tawny Tafoya, maestra, clase de d\u00edas especiales, Distrito Escolar Unificado de Bass Lake<\/p>\n\n<h3>2026 Profesor del A\u00f1o<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sundae Ervin, Profesora, Escuela Primaria Ronald Reagan, Distrito Escolar de la Escuela Primaria Chowchilla: \u201cCuando los estudiantes entran a mi clase, se convierten en parte del Equipo Ervin. Una vez que forman parte del Equipo Ervin, siempre ser\u00e1n parte de la familia, porque los estudiantes no se preocupar\u00e1n por saber cu\u00e1nto sabes hasta que sepan cu\u00e1nto te importa. Ser parte de este equipo brinda a los estudiantes un espacio seguro para cometer errores y hacer preguntas. Porque cuando cometes un error, todos estamos aqu\u00ed para ayudarte.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tricia Protzman, superintendente de escuelas del condado de Madera, dijo: \u201cLos galardonados de este a\u00f1o comprenden que a veces la mayor diferencia que podemos lograr no se puede medir por una nota en un examen. Se mide por los estudiantes que saben que importan porque alguien se tom\u00f3 el tiempo para verlos, por la confianza que crece porque alguien los inspir\u00f3 y los crey\u00f3, y por las vidas que se transforman para siempre porque alguien realmente se preocup\u00f3 por ellos. Eso es lo que hace que los individuos que honramos esta noche sean tan especiales\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEs un honor para EECU patrocinar el prestigioso programa Madera County Excellence in Education Awards\u201d, dijo Elizabeth J. Dooley, presidenta y directora ejecutiva de Educational Employees Credit Union. \u201cExpresamos nuestros sinceros felicitaciones a los nominados, finalistas y ganadores de este a\u00f1o, cuya dedicaci\u00f3n inquebrantable a la educaci\u00f3n marcar\u00e1 una diferencia duradera en las vidas de sus estudiantes. Su compromiso con la excelencia merece nuestro m\u00e1s profundo reconocimiento, y nos sentimos orgullosos de asociarnos con el superintendente de escuelas de Madera County en esta celebraci\u00f3n especial en su honor\u201d.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 20th Excellence in Education awards ceremony sponsored by the Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU) was held at the Madera County Superintendent of Schools Conference Center. An elegant reception honored school employees, administrators, and teachers from Madera County school districts on September 24. 2026 Classified Employee of the Year Finalists \u2022 Ashly Bragdon, Library Technician, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":49907,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,19],"tags":[46,50],"class_list":["post-49909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-news","tag-organizations","tag-schools"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49909"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49936,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49909\/revisions\/49936"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49913,"date":"2026-10-09T16:27:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T23:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49913"},"modified":"2026-10-09T16:27:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T23:27:42","slug":"el-estado-en-el-que-vives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/the-state-in-which-you-live\/","title":{"rendered":"El estado en el que vives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La mayor\u00eda de los suscriptores de The Madera Tribune viven en el condado de Madera. Algunos viven en otros condados, y algunos viven fuera de California. Creo que todos nuestros suscriptores tienen alg\u00fan tipo de conexi\u00f3n con Madera y que aman esta comunidad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00bfEn qu\u00e9 estado vives? Ahora, no me estoy refiriendo a un estado de los Estados Unidos en el que usted resida. Estoy preguntando: \u00bfCu\u00e1l es su estado? \u00bfC\u00f3mo vive usted su vida y qu\u00e9 es lo que le importa? \u00bfEst\u00e1 usted bien? \u00bfEst\u00e1 usted solo? \u00bfEst\u00e1 usted enojado? \u00bfEst\u00e1 usted feliz?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Debemos hacernos estas preguntas. En tiempos en que hay tanto enojo, disensi\u00f3n y necesidad, debemos darnos cuenta de que cada uno de nosotros tiene dones que podemos compartir con los dem\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ya sea un estado de \u00e1nimo o un estado de salud, hay algo que podemos compartir de manera genuina para mejorar la vida de otra persona o para que sientan que alguien se preocupa por ellos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creo que estamos aqu\u00ed para ayudarnos unos a otros. Debemos amar a nuestros vecinos como a nosotros mismos, y levantarles la cabeza cuando caen, animar a los dem\u00e1s cuando necesitan iluminar sus corazones, y demostrar que siempre hay esperanza en las horas m\u00e1s oscuras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si est\u00e1s bien, ponte en contacto con alguien que no se encuentra bien. Reza por \u00e9l\/ella y dale \u00e1nimo. Haz algo para ayudarle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hay muchas personas solitarias que necesitan saber que alguien se preocupa por ellas. Si te gusta hablar por tel\u00e9fono, haz una lista de personas a las que llamar y que creas que no tienen a nadie que les llame. Hay muchas personas que se sienten solas, incluso en nuestros propios barrios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Todos se frustran o se enojan de vez en cuando, pero si te encuentras enoj\u00e1ndote con frecuencia, pregunta por qu\u00e9. \u00bfEs realmente tu personalidad ser enojado? \u00bfAyuda en verdad enfrascarte en cosas que realmente no importan? \u00a1Seguramente no hace nada bueno para tu salud! Encuentra algo en tu vida que disfrutes y comparte con los dem\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La felicidad es un estado de \u00e1nimo, pero algunos parecen estar siempre felices. Es porque se centran en lo que los hace felices. No son tontos. Se deleitan en el amor y en cuidar de los dem\u00e1s. Comparten su amor y su felicidad puede contagiarse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amar a nuestros vecinos, estar bien y ser felices es algo que proviene del coraz\u00f3n. Es algo que se genera desde adentro y es una bendici\u00f3n de Dios. \u00c9l nos ense\u00f1\u00f3 a amar y si buscamos en Dios todas nuestras necesidades, \u00c9l tiene mucho para nosotros. La felicidad est\u00e1 entre las muchas bendiciones que tiene para nosotros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As\u00ed que, comparte con los dem\u00e1s tu amor, tu fe y tu propia persona. S\u00e9 generoso en tu donaci\u00f3n. Ayuda a los dem\u00e1s en tiempos dif\u00edciles y ponte en contacto con aquellos que necesitan escuchar una voz de apoyo. All\u00ed encontrar\u00e1s felicidad, paz y salud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El estado en el que vives puede ser California, pero el estado en el que vives debe ser positivo, amoroso y preocupado por los dem\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2014 Mi amor para todos,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Nancy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00a1Despierta tu gozo en el Se\u00f1or y \u00e9l te dar\u00e1 los deseos de tu coraz\u00f3n!.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2014 Salmo 37:4<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of the subscribers of The Madera Tribune live in Madera County. There are some living in other counties, and a few who live outside of California. I believe all of our subscribers have some sort of connection with Madera and love this community. In what state do you live? Now, I am not asking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-49913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-culture"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49913"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49914,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49913\/revisions\/49914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49923,"date":"2026-10-09T16:25:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T23:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49923"},"modified":"2026-10-09T16:25:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T23:25:59","slug":"el-condado-presenta-una-nueva-instalacion-de-transporte-publico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/county-unveils-new-transit-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"El condado presenta una nueva instalaci\u00f3n de transporte p\u00fablico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El condado de Madera inaugur\u00f3 su nuevo centro de transporte p\u00fablico de varios millones de d\u00f3lares, que cuenta con techos solares, estaciones de carga para autobuses el\u00e9ctricos y un lavav\u00edas de \u00faltima generaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La ceremonia de inauguraci\u00f3n de la cinta se realiz\u00f3 el lunes en el Almond Yard de Madera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El proyecto de mejora de las instalaciones de transporte p\u00fablico es un paso significativo hacia la implementaci\u00f3n del plan de implementaci\u00f3n de autobuses de cero emisiones aprobado por los supervisores del condado en junio de 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El plan describe la transici\u00f3n para trasladar la flota de transporte p\u00fablico de Madera County Connection a autobuses con emisiones cero al 100% para 2040, de acuerdo con los requisitos establecidos en la normativa de transporte limpio para la innovaci\u00f3n de la Comisi\u00f3n de Recursos A\u00e9reos de California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La nueva instalaci\u00f3n de transporte incluye la instalaci\u00f3n de ocho cargadores de autobuses el\u00e9ctricos y la infraestructura para a\u00f1adir otros ocho. Las estaciones de carga est\u00e1n cubiertas por techos solares que suman un total de 448 paneles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La instalaci\u00f3n incluye un lavav\u00edas de \u00faltima generaci\u00f3n para ayudar a mantener y limpiar de forma eficiente la flota y a prolongar su vida \u00fatil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El costo total del proyecto asciende a poco m\u00e1s de $4,5 millones y fue financiado por varios programas, entre ellos: el Fondo de Asistencia de Transporte Estatal, el Fondo de Transporte Local, el Programa de Operaciones de Transporte de Carbono y los fondos del Programa de Mejoramiento del Transporte de la Maternidad \u2018T\u2019 del Condado.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madera County unveiled its new multi-million-dollar transit facility, which is equipped with solar canopies, electric bus charging stations and a state-of-the-art bus washer. The ribbon cutting ceremony was Monday at the Almond Yard in Madera. The Transit Facility Improvement project is a significant step towards implementing the zero-emission bus rollout plan approved by County Supervisors [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":49904,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,19],"tags":[29,39,46],"class_list":["post-49923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-news","tag-community","tag-government","tag-organizations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49923"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49924,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49923\/revisions\/49924"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49900,"date":"2026-10-07T15:57:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49900"},"modified":"2026-10-07T15:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:57:13","slug":"obituario-de-ignacia-ybarra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/obituary-ignacia-ybarra\/","title":{"rendered":"Obituario: Ignacia Ybarra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nacha naci\u00f3 el 31 de julio de 1930 en Tempe, Arizona, hija de Luis y Rosa Gloria. Era la \u00fanica hija de su familia, pero siempre estuvo rodeada de sus t\u00edas, t\u00edos y muchos primos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La familia se mud\u00f3 de Arizona a California, donde conoci\u00f3 a su amor de la vida, Ra\u00fal Ybarra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Se casaron en la Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica de San Joaqu\u00edn el 14 de agosto de 1949. Trabaj\u00f3 muchos a\u00f1os en Madera Cleaners and Laundry y luego trabaj\u00f3 en Sure Save Market, donde muchos de sus clientes se convirtieron en grandes amigos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luego trabaj\u00f3 en el Distrito Escolar de Madera como auxiliar de ense\u00f1anza durante 35 a\u00f1os hasta su jubilaci\u00f3n. A ella le encantaba trabajar con los ni\u00f1os y le gustaba la camarader\u00eda de sus compa\u00f1eros de trabajo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nacha amaba bailar, ella y Ra\u00fal siempre asist\u00edan a los \u201cDanzas de Amistad\u201d en Madera y muchos se sent\u00edan envidiosos de sus habilidades en la danza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ella adoraba reunirse con sus primos, donde cantaban todas sus canciones favoritas. Tambi\u00e9n adoraba viajar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sin embargo, su pasatiempo favorito era el juego, y su juego preferido era \u201cWheel of Fortune\u201d. Siempre ten\u00eda mucha suerte y se refer\u00eda a ir a los casinos como su \u201ctrabajo\u201d.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tambi\u00e9n era una cocinera fant\u00e1stica y le encantaba ense\u00f1ar a sus nietos sus recetas secretas. Era conocida por regalarles dinero cada tanto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fue precedida en la muerte por sus padres, Luis y Rosa Gloria, su esposo, Ra\u00fal Ybarra, y su hijo-en-ley, Doug Adams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De ella quedan vivos Ernie Ybarra, Clara Ybarra, Stella Moosios (Ernie), Irene Adams. Hijos y nietos: Aaron Ybarra, Adrian Ybarra (Christine), Alaina Ybarra, Allison Weber (Brian), Juanita Ybarra Sanchez (RC), Christopher Moosios, Jeffrey Moosios (Laura). Grandes nietos: Adrian Jr., Joseph, Aaron, Alyvia, Amelya, Alijah Ybarra, Alyssa Carrillo, Elias Sanchez, London Rios, Harper y River Weber, Aryanna Alaniz, Mason y Raelynn Moosios. Un sincero agradecimiento a la Palmer Care Nursing Facility por la maravillosa atenci\u00f3n que prestaron a Nacha y a la Hospice de Bristol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Servicios:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visita: Jueves 15 de octubre de 2026 \u2014 de 10 a 11 a.m., Jay Chapel en Madera, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Servicio f\u00fanebre: Jueves 15 de octubre de 2026 \u2014 11 a.m., Jay Chapel en Madera, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enterro: Cementerio de Calvario en Madera, California.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nacha was born July 31, 1930, in Tempe Arizona to Luis and Rosa Gloria. She was an only child but was always surrounded by her aunts, uncles, and many cousins. The family moved from Arizona to California where she met the love of her life Raul Ybarra. 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